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Unless one of Texas Tech's receivers dazzles everyone with a career-best game at the Alamo Bowl, the Red Raiders will finish the season without a 1,000-yard pass catcher for the first time since 2001.

28, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. RB Baron Batch vs. LB Greg Jones Baron Batch :: You would guess that the offensive lines would have a little something to say about how this turns out, but I naturally thought that this would and should be a fantastic matchup through the game.

An official scoring change Sunday gave Texas Tech defensive end Brandon Sharpe the sack he needed to break Adell Duckett's school single-season record.

Attendance for Saturday's game at the new Cowboys Stadium was 71,964, the largest crowd in the 68-game history of the Texas Tech-Baylor series.

The Red Raiders' defense never gets much credit, but it's been solid for several years.

Friday Night Isolation: LAJ's Don Williams writes about the routine that the football program goes through each Friday night, which is going to the team hotel.

Texas Tech offensive guard Brandon Carter has accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game.

Receiver Alex Torres, who set career highs with 11 catches and 163 yards, turned a short pass into a 65-yard gain to set up Tech's go-ahead score midway through the second quarter.

The Red Raiders made up for last year's loss in Norman by beating the Sooners from the opening whistle.

OSU 7, Texas Tech 0 How: Hubert Anyiam 25-yard pass from Zac Robinson , :54. Drive: 74 yards, 12 plays, 6:59. Breakdown: The Cowboy possession is sustained by two significant Red Raider penalties.

When Eric Russell joined the Texas Tech coaching staff last spring, he noticed while doing his homework on Big 12 Conference opponents that Oklahoma State was at or near the top in many special-teams categories the last few years.

Introduction Nebraska and Texas Tech face off Saturday in a battle between teams with decidedly different identities.

Texas Tech defensive ends Brandon Sharpe and Ryan Haliburton, both of whom missed Saturday's game at Texas, returned to practice Tuesday night, the first team's first heavy workday of the week.

Keenum threw for more than 5,000 yards as a sophomore. Potts leads top passing offense in Division I . If you thought you stayed up late last Saturday to watch local boys play college football, well, be prepared for even later night this week.

Texas Tech coach Mike Leach considers redshirt freshman Harrison Jeffers the team's most explosive running back, but Jeffers' lack of polish in pass protection is what kept him off the field in Saturday's 34-24 loss at No.

The entry titled "It's over: Texas, 34-24." Categories It's over: Texas, 34-24 Saturday, September 19, 2009, 06:40 PM On the first play of the quarter, a first-and-10 from Tech's own 4-yard line, Taylor Potts in his own end zone, misfired toward Austin Zouzalik .

Introduction Mike Leach and Texas Tech travel to Austin to take on the No. 2 ranked Longhorns.

Taylor Potts threw for 457 yards and seven touchdowns, as the Texas Tech Red Raiders rolled past the Rice Owls, 55-10, in non-conference play at Jones A&T Stadium.

This weekly feature considers five reasons why Texas Tech will win and five reasons Texas Tech will lose to each opponent.

Senior Brent Nickerson, a starter a year ago, will begin the season as Texas Tech's No.